Karl Stefanovic lists beachfront home with “heavy heart”
After spending just five weeks in their beachfront home, Karl and Jasmine Stefanovic have decided to sell the multimillion-dollar Noosa holiday house.
Despite buying the home for $3.5 million in 2019 and undertaking some luxe renovations, the Today show host and his shoe-designer wife struggled to make good use of the home due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions between NSW and Queensland.
Real estate agents have told the Stefanovics their home could fetch up to $7.5 million when it heads to auction on March 24, thanks to climbing property prices and their renovations, as reported by the Courier Mail.
Karl, who is rumoured to be on a $2 million salary at Channel 9, said they made the decision to sell with a “heavy heart”.
“We purchased the property on Seaview Terrace just before the pandemic hit,” he said.
“We’ve added a teenager retreat, a bathroom and a wine cellar. It’s a really beautiful slice of Sunshine Beach paradise. The views are incredible and we just love the people and area.
“The walks around the headlands are unbelievable.”
They weren’t the only public figures to invest in the area either, with Karl revealing that former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and mining mogul Gina Rineheart both bought in the “same street and neighbourhood” as they moved in.
“The reality though is I can’t get away from work in Sydney nearly enough and the logistics of coming in and out of Queensland have been challenging,” he explained.
Karl noted that he and Jasmine hope to return to Noosa when they have more time and if they can afford it.
“It’s the best beach community anywhere,” he said.
The couple both have family in Queensland, but have struggled to see them due to their work commitments in Sydney and travel restrictions.
But, they did manage to head up to the Sunshine Coast over Christmas, where Karl later revealed their whole family contracted Covid.
“I am a little croaky,” he shared with his Today show co-hosts upon his return. “The last couple of weeks, going back to January 3 or 4, the whole family tested positive. The whole family went down with COVID-19.
“It was a bit awful to tell you the truth at times, but we’re all clear now.
“We got through the whole thing, and look, they say it’s mild, but it’s pretty intense at parts.”
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